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Kingdom of Tonga May Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender, Says Former Member of Parliament
The Kingdom of Tonga may adopt bitcoin as legal tender, according to a former member of Tonga’s parliament, Lord Fusitu’a,...
Web 3 Is a Long Fight Worth Fighting
With all the attention – and divisive debates – around Web 3 this past month, you might think the idea of a third, more decentralized...
Nayib Bukele Is Not the Bitcoin Hero We Need
New reporting has found strong evidence Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has sought to undermine freedom of speech in the Central...
Bitcoin dips below $42K as new forecast says breakout ‘most probable outcome’ for BTC price
Bitcoin (BTC) returned closer to $40,000 on Thursday as $44,000 resistance proved too much for bulls to overcome. BTC/USD 1-hour candle...
Volcanos, Bitcoin and remittances: A Tongan lord plans for financial security
A former member of the Tongan Parliament is behind a proposal to make Bitcoin (BTC) legal tender in the tiny Pacific nation of Tonga,...
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 14, 2022
This episode is sponsored by Kava.Today's Stories:Dogecoin Surge Sees Short Traders Lose $8M After Tesla Store AdditionEuropean stocks...
Tesla Begins Accepting Dogecoin Payments — Some Merchandise Can Only Be Purchased With DOGE
Tesla now accepts dogecoin for some merchandise on its website. CEO Elon Musk delivered on the promise he made in December that his...
Blockchain Data Startup Lukka Reaches $1.3B Valuation
Crypto asset software company Lukka has closed a Series E funding round of $110 million that pushed its valuation up over $1.3 billion....
Anthony Scaramucci: Bitcoin hodlers will do well despite sloppiness and ‘waves’ of volatility
Anthony Scaramucci says the Bitcoin market could see fresh price declines, forecasting waves of volatility for the leading cryptocurrency....
Europe’s first: Sweden to launch first crypto SPAC
As the first nation in Europe, Sweden is launching the first crypto-based SPAC later this month. SPAC popularity is on the rise A SPAC, or...
'Blockchain City' CityDAO Falls Victim to $95K Hack via Discord
CityDAO, the experiment into decentralized land ownership, has fallen victim to a $95,000 hack by fraudsters on gaming instant messaging...
Parler Launches ‘Trump Legacy’ NFT Collection
Parler, a free-speech social media platform popular with U.S. conservatives, is launching an NFT collection highlighting former President...
Swiss National Bank Trials CBDC in Transactions With Five Banks
The Swiss National Bank has successfully employed a wholesale CBDC to settle transactions with five commercial banks, the monetary...
After Bitcoin’s Weak Start to the Year, Analysts Now Predict Price Increase
After a rocky start to the year, bitcoin (BTC) appears to have stabilized this week, and some analysts are predicting that prices could be...
Rio De Janeiro to Allocate 1% of Treasury Reserves to Crypto: Report
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro said Thursday he plans to allocate 1% of Brazil's second-most populous city's treasury reserves to...
Rio De Janeiro to Allocate 1% of Treasury Reserves to Bitcoin: Report
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro said Thursday he plans to allocate 1% of Brazil's second-most populous city's treasury reserves to bitcoin,...
70% of US crypto holders started investing in 2021: Report
The vast majority of cryptocurrency owners in the United States made its first-ever crypto investments just within last year, according to...
Battle of the bots: WTF token launch drains 58 ETH
Fees.wtf is a simple service that shows Ether (ETH) users their lifetime spending amount on Ethereum blockchain transactions by measuring...
Here is how one algorithmic indicator anticipated multiple phases of FXS’ protracted rally
Frax Share (FXS) has been one of the few altcoins to pull off a dominant price performance amid the down market of late 2021 to early...
Crypto Exchange FTX Establishes $2B Fund to Invest in Crypto Startups: Report
Crypto exchange FTX has set up a $2 billion fund to invest in crypto-industry startups, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing Amy Wu,...
NYCB and Group of Banks Join to Launch USDF Stablecoin
A group of U.S.-based banks is launching their own stablecoin, USDF. The stablecoin will be issued by the USDF Consortium, which will...
Miners Going Public Amid Bitcoin Slump Face Tough Months Ahead
Crypto miners that are slated to go public soon, are likely to face a tough few months following the recent drop-off in bitcoin's price...
North Korean Hackers Stole $400M in 2021, Mostly in Ether
North Korean hackers stole almost $400 million worth of digital assets from crypto platforms last year, mostly in the form of ether,...
Dogecoin price surging after Tesla launched DOGE payments in its online shop
The price of Dogecoin (DOGE) has been going up after payment using the meme coin went live on Tesla’s online shop. DOGE has gone up...
Revolut Launches Banking Services in Spain Featuring Deposit Insurance
Revolut, a leading fintech platform and neobank, has received a special banking license to operate in Spain. User deposits are now insured...
Flockimooni price up 11% amid its upcoming NFT collection
Flockimooni price has been surging Tuesday as the FlokiMooni Ecosystem readies to launch its NFT collection soon. Today, the price of the...
Market highlights January 14: Bitcoin takes a step back, big banks kick off earnings season
The crypto market was mostly lower over the past 24 hours. Major investment bank JPMorgan Chase reports its Q4 results...
Judiciary Advisor Calls for English Law to Keep Pace With Crypto: Report
A technology adviser to the judiciary of England and Wales said there is a need for an organization to keep track of gaps in the law to...
Bitcoin hash rate jumps to ATH as Jack Dorsey confirms Block’s mining system
Bitcoin (BTC) hash rate has returned to all-time highs despite losing a key hash rate contributor. Meanwhile, amid lackluster price...
EverGrow lost 38% today, time to buy the dip? Where to buy EverGrow
The live EverGrow Coin price today is $9.75e-7 with a 24-hour trading volume of $3.5 million. It is down 39.13% in the last 24 hours. Is...
Dogecoin Surge Sees Short Traders Lose $8M After Tesla Store Addition
Dogecoin (DOGE) traders lost more than $11.69 million to liquidations in Asian morning hours as the memecoin surged 14% in the past 24...
Russia’s Tinkoff Bank Enters Crypto Space Through Swiss Company Acquisition
The Russian neobank Tinkoff is joining the world of cryptocurrencies with the purchase of a stake in Aximetria, a Swiss-registered and...
Someone Accidentally Lost $135K Trying to Trade Fees.Wtf Tokens
Ethereum blockchain data shows a user lost over $135,000 worth of ether trying to purchase Fees.wtf tokens (WTF) soon after an airdrop on...
Dogecoin surging on acceptance as Tesla merch payment: top places to buy Dogecoin
Early on the morning of January 14, Tesla started accepting Dogecoin as payment for some of its products in its online shop. Dogecoin has...
Where to buy PolySwarm, the token of the popular cybersecurity company
PolySwarm is one of today’s biggest gainers, having added 65% to its value in the last 24 hours. Its current market rank by market...
Here are the top places to buy Allbridge now: your hows and whys answered
Allbridge is a unique digital asset because it uses on-chain consensus, which provides stability and overall system transparency. It is a...
Near Foundation Raises $150 Million to Bolster Web3 Adoption
On Thursday, the Near Foundation announced the project has raised $150 million from strategic investors such as Three-Arrows Capital,...
Toncoin rising rapidly today, up 7%: here’s where to buy Toncoin
The live Toncoin price today is $3.71 with a 24-hour trading volume of $21.5 million. Toncoin is up 6.84% in the last 24 hours. If you are...
Crypto Options Market Starting to Have Material Impact on Spot Market: QCP Capital
While a correlation between equities and crypto has become more apparent during the last year, Singapore’s QCP wrote that there is a limit...
North Korean hackers stole $400M in 2021, mostly ETH: Chainalysis
North Korean crypto hackers siphoned off nearly $400 million in crypto through cyber attacks in 2021 according to new data from...
Bitcoin ETF Launch Hype Fades as Funds Slip in Value, BTC Futures Open Interest Down 38% in 2 Months
Following the charged-up debut of the Proshares bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), Valkyrie’s bitcoin futures ETF and the Vaneck...
Kingdom Karnage Raises $2M From Animoca Brands, Enjin and DFG to Boost GameFi Features
PRESS RELEASE. United Kingdom — January 13th, 2022 – Kepithor Studios has announced a set of innovative new GameFi mechanics...
Biden to Tap Sarah Bloom Raskin for Fed's Powerful Vice Chair for Supervision: Report
U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin as the U.S. Federal Reserve's vice chairman for supervision, CNBC reported on...
Pakistan’s Central Bank Decides to Completely Ban Cryptocurrency: Report
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the country’s central bank, has reportedly come to a decision to ban the use of all...
Vitalik deluged after asking for the ‘most unhinged’ criticisms about him
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin asked for, and received in spades, examples of “the craziest and most unhinged criticisms” of him on...
Coinbase Acquires Fairx Exchange to Make Derivatives Market Approachable for Millions of Retail Customers
Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired a regulated derivatives trading platform. Coinbase plans to make the...
Analysts expect turbulent Bitcoin price until $46,500 flips to support
Market volatility reared its ugly head once again for crypto traders on Jan. 13 as the excitement of Bitcoin (BTC) hitting its highest...
Shiba Inu (SHIB) fetches 30% gain on Robinhood listing rumor and bullish chart pattern
Shiba Inu (SHIB) seems to be preparing for a bullish breakout as a falling wedge pattern begins to form. The price of SHIB has been...
SEC Must Surrender Hinman Email on Ether to Ripple, Judge Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must surrender an email with a draft of former director William Hinman’s speech on whether...
US Lawmaker Launches Bill to Prohibit the Fed From Issuing Digital Currency Directly to Individuals
A U.S. lawmaker has introduced a bill in Congress to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC)...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Erases Prior Days' Gains; Altcoins Slide
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Market moves: Bitcoin's price slid in tandem with tech stocks.Technician’s take: BTC downside could...
Dogecoin (DOGE) looks like it’s about to explode – Analysis and price predictions below
After showing a lot of weakness during the start of 2022, Dogecoin (DOGE) is rebounding and appears to be on the cusp of an uptrend that...
Fed’s Lael Brainard invites Congress to choose whether to compete with China’s digital yuan
At her confirmation hearing in front of members of the Senate Banking Committee, Federal Reserve board of governors member Lael Brainard...
Payments Giant Block to Build Open-Source Bitcoin Mining System
Block, formerly known as payments company Square, is going ahead with its plan to build an open-source bitcoin mining system, according to...
Loopring (LRC) price breakout is stalling – Should you still buy it?
Analysis of Loopring (LRC) over the last two weeks has largely struck a bearish tone. Most analysts were targeting a $1.3 price in the...
Small cap altcoins flash bullish signals even as Bitcoin revisits $42.5K
The cryptocurrency market faced another day of erratic price movements on Jan. 13 after Bitcoin (BTC) bulls were soundly rejected in their...
FDIC Still Unclear if USDF Stablecoin Is FDIC-Insurable
Several FDIC-insured banks uniting to put out a stablecoin may seem to address lingering worries about this critical part of the...
Litecoin (LTC) remains firmly in the bear market despite recent gains – Should you still buy it?
Litecoin (LTC) has been rebounding steadily over the last few days. The altcoin has in fact surged by 4% over the last week, paring some...
Bitcoin.com Games Releases its Very First Crash Game Space XY
Play a brand new crash game on Bitcoin.com’s crypto casino brought to you by BGaming! First-Ever Space Crash Game on...
Ethereum options data shows pro traders expect strong resistance at $3,600
Ether (ETH) price has bounced 13% from its Jan. 9 low at $2,950, but it seems premature to call the move a cycle bottom. Instead, the...
ConsenSys Sues Former Investment Head, Alleging Resume Fraud
Ethereum backer ConsenSys has filed suit against the former head of its venture capital arm, Kavita Gupta, for resume fraud. The complaint...
Uniswap (UNI) sees price consolidation with a 20% upswing now possible
Uniswap (UNI) is starting to see some price consolidation after the tempestuous last few days. The coin in fact looks poised for an...
Gensokishi Online Partners With Crypto Exchange Bybit for Launchpool and Listing
PRESS RELEASE. Taipei: Metaverse (MV), a token of the GensoKishi Online Project , has partnered with Bybit, a leading crypto exchange that...
TokenBot helps crypto traders build social communities and monetize market knowledge
There are many advantages to automating one’s trading tactics instead of pointing and clicking with a mouse. For starters, bots can...
There's a Reason Bitcoin's Worth 500 Barrels of Oil: Bloomberg's McGlone
The year is only weeks old and Wall Street analysts are already trying to predict 2022 winners and losers. But Mike McGlone, Bloomberg's...
Bitcoin Miners Are Starting to ‘Hodl’ Again, But for How Long?
Crypto miners are starting the new year by increasing their accumulation of bitcoin, according to on-chain analytics firm Glassnode’s...
Market Wrap: Cryptocurrencies Pull Back as Traders Remain Cautious
Bitcoin dipped below $43,000 on Thursday, suggesting a slowdown in buying activity.The cryptocurrency's price is roughly flat over the...
Channel Wants Content Creators to ‘Squad Up’ via Web 3
For almost two years now, the artist couple Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst has been running a podcast called “Interdependence” – a kind of...
Coinbase Tries to Catch Up to Foreign-Based Rivals With Move Into Derivatives
For Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, offering derivatives trading for customers is a necessary step as it seeks to...
Palau President Talks Stablecoin Plans Following Island Nation’s ‘Digital Residency’ Rollout
The Republic of Palau, an island nation in the Pacific with just under 20,000 citizens, has partnered with blockchain research firm...
Russia’s National Finance Association Calls for Legalization of Crypto Investments
The main finance industry association of Russia has urged authorities to reconsider a position against crypto investments in the...
Meet the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.Download this episodeOn today’s episode, NLW covers:The new Bitcoin...
Bitcoin Stalls Near Resistance; Support Around $40K-$42K
Bitcoin (BTC) pulled back after buyers took some profits near the $44,000-$45,000 resistance zone.The cryptocurrency remains in a...
Tether Freezes $160M of USDT Stablecoin on Ethereum Blockchain
Stablecoin issuer Tether froze three Ethereum addresses holding over $160 million worth of USDT, according to data from Etherscan.The...
OCC Chief Hsu Says Regulation Could Boost Stablecoin Innovation
Regulating stablecoin issuers like banks could encourage innovation in the crypto industry, according to top U.S. banking regulator...
OpenSea on Track for Record Month as NFT Sales Boom
Non-fungible token marketplace OpenSea is headed for its highest volume month ever, indicating NFTs may be one sector of the...
ERC-4626: DeFi's Newest Money Lego
It’s pronounced E, R, C, four-six-twenty-six. ERC-4626 is a newly proposed Ethereum token standard that might resolve a sore issue in...
Ascending channel pattern sets Polygon (MATIC) up for a potential 30% rally
Polygon prices look poised to rise by at least 30% in the wake of a key Jan. 18 upgrade that would push a considerable portion of its...
Bitcoin sells off after $44K resistance tap, eliciting scrutiny from options traders
Bitcoin (BTC) fell more than 2% from local highs during Jan. 13 in the latest move to keep market participants guessing about what’s to...
The Urgent Need for Regulatory Clarity on Stablecoins
Recently, leaders from six cryptocurrency companies testified before Congress about the opportunity and promise of digital currencies and...
US Inflation Rate Jumps Highest in 40 Years to 7%, Democrats Concerned Inflation Will Haunt the Party
One of the hottest topics in the United States in 2022 is the rising inflation, as the U.S. Labor Department’s data published on...
Regulation, Web 3, Billing: Predictions for 2022
“By the end of the year, all of the notable RIAs in this space are going to be in. I don’t necessarily mean allocating, but just doing...
Solana could become the ‘Visa of crypto’, says Bank of America
Solana will curve off Ethereum’s market share to see Visa-like transactions, says BofA strategist Alkesh Shah. He cites advantages...
Ex-CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo Joins CoinFund as Policy Adviser
Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo has joined crypto venture capital firm CoinFund as a...
NFTs Are Finance as an Aesthetic Medium
The explosive, ten-figure growth of the NFT market over the past year will be remembered as a sea-change moment. And while it is difficult...
Bitcoin’s endurance suggests unlikelihood of ‘supercycle’ for commodities, says strategist
Bloomberg analyst believes Bitcoin’s rising value is bad for commodities, citing copper as an example. JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley...
Wikimedia Foundation Debates Acceptance of Cryptocurrency Donations Over Environmental Concerns
Following Mozilla’s decision to pause crypto donations due to environmental concerns, a number of Wikimedia Foundation community...
Allbridge Raises $2M to Expand Cross-Chain Token Bridge
Allbridge, a bridge for cross-chain transfers of digital assets, has announced a $2 million funding round led by Race Capital. The new...
Cointelegraph Consulting: A look at Terra’s ecosystem
Terra’s native staking token, LUNA, was one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies of 2021, with gains north of 13,000%. Terra has also...
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 13, 2022
This episode is sponsored by Kava.Today's Stories:Solana Top Gainer Among Crypto Majors After BofA Endorsement, Rising NFT ActivityFirst...